if god is outside of nature and therefore cannot be proved or disproved by science, is atheism a form of blind faith?
after all, it cannot be defended on the basis of pure reason.. steven jay gould said;.
"science simply cannot by its legitimate methods adjudicate the issue of god's possible superintendence of nature.
If God is outside of nature and therefore cannot be proved or disproved by science, is atheism a form of blind faith? After all, it cannot be defended on the basis of pure reason.
Steven Jay Gould said ;
"Science simply cannot by its legitimate methods adjudicate the issue of God's possible superintendence of nature. We cannot affirm nor deny it; we simply can't comment on it as scientists."
while in the org we are constantly told that if we just tow the line and behave that will we be blessed and everything we want will come to us.
personaly i havn't found that to be the case in the 30 years i spent trying to tow the line.. but now i've left wonderfull things are starting to happen in my life and i'm so very happy!.
so i wondered, have you encountered more "blessings" or less since leaving?.
I've received many, many blessings since leaving.
i decided after much study and soul searching that i dont believe in god.
ive noticed recently (not on the forum but others) some people seem to think that if i dont believe in a god that im obviously morally bankrupt.
i dont feel this way as i give a portion of my income to charity and i have never set out to harm anyone else.
No one has addressed the existence of Moral Law. This desire to do good - even when no reward is offered - where did it come from?
And I'm never done being stunned at the response of people on this forum to religion (yes, I can understand bitter antipathy and resentful suspicion towards any form of religion), but seriously?
This has the effect of devaluing one's life. Most commonly, it results in wasted time and inhibitions that should not have been there. Sometimes it means going to war. Other times, it means accepting hardships (up to and including death) for one's religion (including doctrinal issues and to spread the religion). Rarely, people even kill their families and/or themselves hoping to take a shortcut to that reward.
Without religion, you are going to have good people doing good things. You are going to have bad people doing bad things. But, once you start adding religion to the mix, you start having otherwise good people doing bad things.
stolen away from you, slipping through your greedy, grasping little furry paws like a melting ice cube?
or do you place your time where you want to, feeling like you've accomplished something at the end of the day for your expenditure?.
"Or do you place your time where you want to, feeling like you've accomplished something at the end of the day for your expenditure?"
Based on previously posted pictures, where does cleaning your apartment come when you laying out the day in front of you? ;-)
i decided after much study and soul searching that i dont believe in god.
ive noticed recently (not on the forum but others) some people seem to think that if i dont believe in a god that im obviously morally bankrupt.
i dont feel this way as i give a portion of my income to charity and i have never set out to harm anyone else.
@ AllTimeJeff - please, humour me on this and pick up a copy of The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief by Francis S. Collins
i decided after much study and soul searching that i dont believe in god.
ive noticed recently (not on the forum but others) some people seem to think that if i dont believe in a god that im obviously morally bankrupt.
i dont feel this way as i give a portion of my income to charity and i have never set out to harm anyone else.
What does being good or living a good life have to do with God? Who told you that belief in God equates to being good?
Also, where does the Moral Law fit in? The entire notion of "being good" points to a standard that appears to be 'in' people. Where did that come from? And how does altruism fit in?
at the meeting sunday the brother giving one of the prayers said.
"that we than you for your organization because people who are outside.
of the congregation are corrupt and wicked.".
Why do the JW apologist spell badly and use LOL as if it was 1998?
ben and sharon vogelenzang are charged with breaching section 5 of the public order act causing harassment, alarm or distress.
if convicted, they face fines of 2,500 each and a criminal record.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/6209687/christian-hoteliers-charged-with-insulting-muslim-guest.html.
does this mean that our uk apostabuddies are now able to lay charges against jws who insult them in some religious way?
bttt.I think the Muslim couple should be shot on principle, just because they are assholes who demand respect for their asshole religion, but want to kill everyone else who doesn't belong to it.
i'm sure quite a few of you on the board remember the km that discouraged learning the biblical languages.
well, here are scans of this newer article from the nov public wt.
very boring read with little direct prohibitions (understandable since its for outsiders), but still a bit of an eye roller with their reasons for not bothering to learn them.
So, I'm guessing this article excuses the New World Translation committee from knowing any Hebrew or Greek. Job done.
